Neil Petersen

Neil has been blogging for AllPsych for over five years, focusing mostly on how current research in psychology applies to the real world. He has read over 1,000 psychology studies and, while he is not a psychologist, he has learned a lot about how psychology impacts all of us.

You can read his blog posts below.

What I Learned Writing About 1,000+ Psychology Studies

What I Learned Writing About 1,000+ Psychology Studies

If you go to get a doctoral degree in psychology, you spend five years reading a bunch of psychology studies. Or so I'm told. I've ...
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Awareness and Sympathy May Be Key Components of Guilt for Children

Awareness and Sympathy May Be Key Components of Guilt for Children

Guilt is a negative emotion, but it’s a negative emotion that to some extent is good. If no one ever felt guilt, the world would ...
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Good Sex and Good Friendships Make People Happier With Being Single

Good Sex and Good Friendships Make People Happier With Being Single

If you’re single, you’re certainly not alone. The US is in the middle of an ongoing shift toward one-person households. As I’ve written about before, ...
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Sleep and Resilience Can Form a Virtuous Cycle for Teens

Sleep and Resilience Can Form a Virtuous Cycle for Teens

Resilience, or being able to bounce back from adverse events, is a useful skill to have – if we didn’t already know that, 2020 has ...
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Study Identifies Three Types of Low-Risk Drinkers

Study Identifies Three Types of Low-Risk Drinkers

When psychologists investigate people’s patterns of alcohol use, they often look at what happens when alcohol use becomes a problem. They consider questions such as ...
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